Emma Goldman and the free speech clash in Indianapolis
The piece weighs right to speak against Emma Goldman’s anarchist advocacy. It argues the police stance may reflect property interests and public safety fears, while urging support for free expression despite disagreement. It questions whether suppressing her speech truly preserves liberty or reveals fear.
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Emma Goldman
Indianapolis
Barthe
Rabelais
St. Paul
Str. Paul
Kansas City Journal Mentality Note Sparks Brief Dialogue
In England women boo when they cannot obtain what they want. Here the country responds with boohoo remarks as a cultural aside. The Kansas City Journal records the remark as a quirky social observation reflecting regional attitudes.
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England
Kansas City Journal
Kentuckians Pool Turkeys Said to Benefit None
In the Philadelphia Inquirer a reader criticizes Kentucky farmers for quitting tobacco and pooling turkeys, arguing the ultimate consumer gains nothing from the arrangement.
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Philadelphia Inquirer
Beef and Pork Price Cuts Reported by Packers
Substantial reductions in beef and pork prices are announced by the packers but few families buy their meat at the packing houses in Kansas.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kansas
Crown of Holly and the Holiday Season
A Christmas reflection on the leaden sky and bustling streets as shop windows glow with holly. It contrasts cheerful greenery with the fatigue of workers, ponies, and delivery carries, ending with a question about the Child of Christmas wearing a crown of holly.
Des Moines plan judged by Indianapolis debate arguments
The piece argues that good government depends on honest leaders, not plans, contrasting Des Moines commission power with Indianapolis governance. It cites corruption risks, recalls and referendums, and the public’s desire to act as the government, critiquing the unchecked influence of streetcar interests and political machines.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Des Moines
Indianapolis
Street Railway
Board of Works
Mason
Purity of Knowledge and Temptation in Milton's Vision
The passage argues that pure knowledge cannot defile the conscience, comparing books to foods and urging temperance over denial. It cites God’s vision of Peter and argues passions, tempered rightly, aid virtue. coercive bans on desire do not ensure chastity, valuing the growth of a virtuous person over obstructing evil.
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Peter
John Milton
We Must Assume Bad Men Will Enter Office in Indianapolis
A discussion argues that citizens cannot trust government and may retreat from civic involvement. It contends that good government depends on men, and if all Indianapolis citizens have a chance to participate, they may take an interest and influence local affairs.
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Holly
Des Moines
Augustus Lynch Mason
Mason
Indianapolis
Practical Christianity and the Catholic girls home
The editorial argues opening a home for Catholic working girls as a modern Christian mission. It contends a true home offers welcome friendship and wholesome recreation, addressing city wage earners’ social ills. The church must provide such homes to safeguard the next generation’s moral life.
I Am the Ruler the King and I Hold the World in Fee
Poem recounting a global journey by a dominating figure who claims dominion from Egypt to Rome to the English grass and on to the prairie and southern lands. The speaker describes leading vast herds, shaping landscapes, and toiling across continents while asserting ultimate rule and control over the world. The piece ends with triumphal claim and a citation to The Spectator.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Egypt
Just a Minute Only Sympathy in Star Cartoon
A Washington Evening Star cartoon quote features Senator Sorghum denying personal resentment toward a rival who took his job, saying he hopes the successor faces as much trouble as if bad. The exchange highlights political sniping and humor about office pressure.
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Senator Sorghum
Washington Evening Star
A Few Open Dates Puck Quip on College Plans
A humorous line from Puck contrasts a sophomore asking what one will do after college with a senior who jokes about returning for the class reunion. The exchange captures light campus wit about post college plans and future choices.
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Puck
The Brighter Side in an Amateur Aviator's Flight
A Chicago Record-Herald excerpt shows a mother crying out as her amateur aviator son faces a broken engine at 2000 feet. She fears the worst while he is praised for his evident progress and determination.
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Chicago Record-Herald
Of Course She Must Dance Plan Reveals Quirk
Detroit Free Press quotes a witty exchange about timing for a dance. The character insists on arriving by 8:30 for an hour in the dressing room to rearrange hair, illustrating theatrical vanity.
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Detroit Free Press
Two Officials Clash Over Rail Fare Change Plan
A Washington Evening Star quotation shows a dispute over railroad value with one official criticizing the service and another proposing a drastic remedy by lengthening tickets by a yard and a half. The exchange highlights protests over pricing and perceived worth.
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Washington Evening Star
Man Unsure Between Painter or Aviator Dream
A Chicago Record-Herald quip notes a man of high aspirations who remains undecided between pursuing dogpole painting or becoming an aviator. The remark captures humorous indecision about a young man's future path.
How is this shot made in the billiards tale
In a Detroit Free Press excerpt a billiard player asks a man in a chair about the shot. The stranger replies TJ does not know and claims to simply play the game, not understand its mechanics.
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Detroit Free Press
Curiosity Drives Insight and Knowledge Progress
Curiosity is a permanent characteristic of a vigorous intellect. Each advance into knowledge opens new prospects and ignites further progress. The longing for understanding eases unease more than it yields pleasure, and ignorance causes pain rather than instruction.
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Johngyn
Street Car Etiquette Rules for Gentlemen and Ladies
Tod outlines social manners aboard street cars, urging seating considerations for women, minding others’ papers, accepting packages, offering help with luggage, and polite conduct toward conductors. It notes the smoker door, coat use near heaters, and that passengers need not read ads, with guidance on temperature complaints to the conductor.
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Tod
Taft Rejects Ballinger Resignation Report
President Taft denied a rumor that ex-Senator John L Wilson would replace Ballinger as secretary of the interior. He stated Ballinger would not resign and that even if offered, the resignation would not be accepted. The report originated from Washington and cited Wilson as publisher of the Seattle Post-Intelligencer.
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Sun
Washington
Hibb’n
Taft
John L. Wilson
Seattle
Crawfordsville
Ind
Seattle Post-Inteligencer
Ballinger
Intelior
Dal-lnoger
Governors Drift Amid Kentucky Hospitality in Louisville
The Kentucky held governors in Louisville received famed hospitality as they faced ten issues but pared the agenda to four to attend social events. They plan to meet next year in Spring Lake, New Jersey, aiming to advance national aims despite local distractions.
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Louisville
House of Governors
Dias
Kentucky
Spring Lake
N. J
Vast Petition Effort Drives County Option Campaign
The state Anti-saloon league led by Rev. EL S. Shunuiker plans county organizations to circulate petitions to retain the county option law. Work to organize is to be complete by Jan 1. Counties already organized include Delaware Putnam Howard Fountain Benton St Joe Allen Adams Dekalb Switzerland Minami White Jasper Wabash Rush Green Pulaski Hamilton Johnson Kosciusko Elkhart. Wayne Hancock to be visited next week and Marion to start tests soon.
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State Anti-saloon League
EL S. Shunuiker
Delaware
Putnam
Howard
Fountain
Benton
St. Joe
Allen
Adams
Dekalb
Switzerland
Minami
White
Jasper
Wabas
Walter Martin’s Estate Dwindles After Alcohol Spree
In Anderson Indiana Walter Martin who inherited thousands of dollars from an Indianapolis estate exhausted the funds in a year. A guardian is appointed and the settlement now rests with lawyers. He must prove eligibility by resisting a recent spree before payment.
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Anderson
Ind
Walter Martin
Indianapolis
Martin
Two Indiana Men Reach 95 and 98 With Temperate Lifestyles
In Columbus Indiana Rev A H Ek Beam 95 of Hartsville United Brethren Church celebrated his birthday on Thursday. A few days earlier Wesley Bottorf 98 celebrated his anniversary. Both men work daily and attribute longevity to temperate living without alcohol or tobacco.
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Columbus
Ind
Deer
A. H. Ek. Beam
Hartsville United Brethren Ebhureh
Wesley Bottorf
Red Men Initiation Banquet Planned in Columbus Ind
The local tribe of Red Men will host a large meeting and banquet on Saturday night in Columbus Indiana, initiating a big class of candidates. Over a hundred Red Men from Indianapolis are expected to attend the event.
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Columbus
Ind
Indianapolis
Investigation urged into Indiana legislative money ties
Washington reports that Indiana Democrats urge a legislative committee inquiry into moneyed influence behind bills. Allegations cite Wall Street linked corporate lobbying and hefty fees paid to leaders to sway legislatures. A strong push argues a formal probe would reveal truth, exonerate innocents, and warn against future abuse.
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Sun
Washington
Hibbs
Indiana
Wall Street
New York
Inaliana
Bust of Fairbanks Will Be Installed at Congress
Washington December 2 The opening of Congress will feature the installation of marble busts of the last five vice presidents in the Senate south corridor. Included is former Vice President Fairbanks with whiskers preserved. The Roosevelt likeness has a frowning mouth, while Morton Hendricks and Hobbs busts stand nearby.
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Washington
Capital
Congress
Senate
Fairbanks
Orient
Stonsevelt
Miouth
Morton, Hendricks and
Hobs
Religious canvass of city taken in Kokomo
Four hundred canvassers scoured Kokomo on Friday to record the names of all people living in the city and note their religious preferences. The entire canvass was completed in three hours.
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Kokomo
Ind
Prayer Circle For Mrs Clark Recovery In Columbus
Der 2 Rev W B Clark pastor of Hope Baptist church and congregation prayed at Martha Remy home for Mrs Clark recovery in City hospital Columbus Ind. All prayed fervently for her health and return home.
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Columbus
Ind
BR. W. Clark
The
Hope Baptist Church
Ars
Martha Remy
Meat prices fall across meat products in New York
In New York on December 2 wholesalers announced reductions of 1 to 3 cents per pound in meat products. The declines follow a broader drop in meat prices that began after the election, with further declines anticipated as the market trends downward.
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New York
Rock Bottom
Aged Kokomo Woman Declared Sane
In Kokomo Indiana on December 2 Mrs Martha Gammons aged 113 was declared of sound mind after months under guardianship. The guardian was removed and control of her property returned to her.
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Kokomo
Ind
Martha Gammons
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